When the Crimson was called for a penalty, the Big Red arms immediately shot skyward as they intoned “Ah, see ya, you goon!” and waved at the player heading to the penalty box. It was easy to keep track of Harvard’s three penalties.

It was even easier to keep track of Cornell’s goal in the third, as antics approaching crowd surfing commenced in the student section. However, listening to the Lynah faithful, you would have thought that Grumet-Morris had scored the goal on himself rather than having played the best game I’ve ever seen him play. The Crimson goaltender had lit up the ice, with somersaulting saves and a keen eye for the Big Red players that all too often hovered over the crease.

Dov’s name proved too long to be jeered at effectively, so the Cornell crowd instead chanted “Hyphen” at him, as well as the customary “Sieve” call, on occasions throughout the game. But the students became particularly, and predictably, cruel after the goal.

“It’s your fault” was the first and deafening cheer that boomed through the building, followed by a running discourse on all the horrible things that the goalie had incurred. According to the Lynah faithful, no one would sit next to Grumet-Morris on the bus and his mother would hate him, a fairly usual rant in its text, but unusual in the fan unity.

The ridicule stung a bit more as time expired with the scoreboard in Cornell’s favor by just one after a truly great game. Assistant captain Tyler Kolarik banged his stick against the pipes in frustration as the Crimson lined up to shake the hands of the victors. Meanwhile, the Lynah faithful snuck in a final jibe, pointing to each team and announcing “Winning team! Losing team!”

Snowbound, the Harvard hockey team had a long Saturday night to spend in upstate New York, and a long bus ride back yesterday, made worse by the fact that the six seniors on the bus hadn’t won in Lynah during their four seasons.

“We tied them freshman year and I don’t think I really understood the whole ‘game’ up here,” senior Tim Pettit said. “I was really looking forward to it, and I guess we’re not going to get another shot at this, but it was nice to come in here and put forth a good effort, even though we didn’t come out with the win.”

Two more veterans made the trip to the northern reaches of the Empire State, but seniors Kenny Turano and Dave McCulloch weren’t on the team bus. Turano broke his ankle in just the second game of the year and will likely miss the remainder of the regular season. McCulloch suffered a high ankle sprain last week and may not return for a month. However, the hobbled pair—both injured their left legs and were thus able to drive—made the long trip up together to watch their classmates stage a final battle in Lynah.

“It was nice to see them here,” Kolarik said. “It would have been nicer to see them in the lineup.”

Turano, recognized for his extraordinary work ethic, also lamented his absence from the ice and the manner in which he left Lynah.

“It doesn’t feel good at all,” Turano said. “I’d really like to be out there with the guys, but we get ’em in our building later this year, so we’ll look forward to that.”

The Crimson hosts the Big Red on Jan. 9 and the ticket policy adopted by the Harvard athletic department has already gotten the Lynah faithful riled up. Fans may either claim one of 100 tickets distributed at the Cornell ticket office or buy a four-game package that includes the Crimson’s games against Princeton, Rensselaer and Massachusetts. Tickets are also available via the limited number held by the Cornell Club of Boston and for season-ticket holders.

The new policy is designed to increase Harvard student attendance, but may not succeed in curbing the antics of Lynah on Crimson home ice. Cornell followers are organizing to purchase the packages, and even to travel to the other three Harvard games to heckle the Crimson players further.

“No, I don’t have any affection for the Cornell fans,” Turano said.

Pettit demonstrated a bit more humor, but focused on the upcoming game at Bright and other opportunities when the Lynah faithful might not be able to point to its own as “Winning team.”

“We’ll miss the Cornell fans, but we’ll see them in the playoffs even if it’s not in Lynah,” Pettit said.

I left Lynah not wishing that I was clad in red, but that there were more dressed in crimson, even at Bright. And wanting to make a public service request: Guys in sections A-E, if you make the trip to Boston in January, please keep your shirts on.

—Staff writer Jessica T. Lee can be reached at lee45@fas.harvard.edu.